KHSAAForm T76REV.1 3/05

KHSAA TITLE IX RE-VISITFINAL AUDIT REPORT

(For schools re-visited during the 2008-2009 school year)

School: Prestonsburg High SchoolPrepared By: Uenny MccadyDate of Re-visit: 1 1-13-2008Telephone Number of Reviewer: (859) 299-5472Reviewed By: Darren Bilberry

Completed Required Forms

Verification of Forms (Form GE-50) Yes M No D

Padicipation Oppodunities Summary Chad (Form T-70) Yes EA No C1

Benefits Summary Chads (Forms T-71 & T-72) Yes !B1 No C1

Benefits Publicity (Form T-73) Yes E#1 No EI

Corrective Action Plan Summary Chads (Form T-74) Yes IXI No Zl

Opportunities Com ponent of Title IX Compliance

Area of Compliance:(Check One or More)

A Substantial Propodionality

B History and Continuing Practice Of Prcgrams Expansion

C Full and Effective Accommodation of Interest and Abilities

A). W as the Substantial Proportionality Test (T-1) an area in which the school met Title IXOpportunities com pliance?Yes L No IXI

Comments: According to the data submitted by the school, it appears that the school has notmet this standard for the Substantial Proportionally Test (T-1) for the previous three schoolyears.

B). W as the History and Continuing Practice of Program Expansion Test (T-2) an area inwhich the school met Titlo IX Opportunities com pliance?Yes IZI No 1B1

Comments: According to the data submitted by the school, it appears that the school has notmet the standard of History and Continuing Practice Test (T-2) for the previous three schoolyears. It should be noted that the school added two additional teams during this three yearperiod. The school has added girls' soccer and tennis,

C). Was the Full and Effective Accommodations of Interest and Abilities Test(T-3) an area in which the school met Title IX Opportunities compliance?Yes L No IK

Comments: According to the data submitted by the school, it appears that the school has notmet the standard Of History and Continuing Practice (T-2) for the previous two school years.According to the data submitted for Accommodation of Interests and Abilities (Test 3) theschool answered yes to question five indicating their was an interest in Girls' Cross County.

The school did not ascedain if there was viable interest to begin a cross country team.

3. Is the school's m ost recent Student Interest Su-ey accurate in relation to theassessm ent of lnterests & Abilities?Yes E#I No L

Comments: The school should be commended for surveying students for each of prior twoschool years. The 2007-2008 student survey was administered to grades 8-1 1 with an 81 %rate of return.

4. Checklist of the Title IX Components of the Inteescholastic Pro ramBenefit to Satisfactory Deficient CommenaStudentsAccom modation X The February 2002 audit repod indicated thatof InteresG and Students were not surveyed properly.Abilities Prestonsburg High School has improved their

method of surveying students to access theirathletic interests. The data submitted on form(T-4) of the annual report for the 2007-2008school year indicated that there was sufficientinterest in girls' cross country from the resultsof the survey given. Even though there wasinterest expressed in cross country, the schooldid not address this interest. The steps toaddress the process of determining if there isviable interest in a sport were discussed withschool officials, Auditors recommendedsurveying the students again this year, thenaddressing the survey interests so that theschool can receive credit for this standard ofcompliance. (See KHSAA Recommendation)

Equipment and The uniforms viewed during the re-visit didSupplies demonstrate some disparity in the quality and

quantity. The boys and girls' track, girls'volleyball, softball, and girls' basketballuniforms appeared to be of lesser quality thanthe other uniforms viewed, Auditors wereinformed that girls' basketball would be

X receiving Iike quality uniforms this year, btltthey had not been received at the time of there-visit. The school currently does not have auniform rotation and replacement policy toensure equivalence in this benefit area. (SeeKHSAA Recommendation)

There is a disparity in the types of electronicdevices available to aII coaches. An officeused exclusively by a boys program containsseveral current electronic coaching aids thatare not found in other offices. Auditorsrecom mended that the school make sure thataII of its coaches have access to the use of thisequipment when needed.

AII athletic equipment viewed appeared to beequitable and some equipment is equallyshared by Iike sports. The school does nothave inventories of equi ment in the Title IX

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Equipment and file. There is a large disparity in spending inSupplies Cont'd this area for males and females. The three

year average of spending for equipment andsupplies fudher demonstrates this disparity.

For the past three years the school spent64,319 dollars on m ale padicipants and 14,200dollars on fem ale padicipants in this benefitarea. (See KHSAA Recommendation)

Scheduling of X The use of the athletic facilities appears to beGam es and scheduled equitably. The school played 50 %Practice Time Of girl's basketball games in prime tim e last

year. The 2008-2009 girls' basketball scheduledoes not meet the prime time requirement.School officials were aware of this probîem andwere working to adjust the schedule to meetprime-time requirements, The basketballschedule will be checked by KHSAA auditorsto ensure that the school meets its prime-time/date requirement.

Travel and Per X Students are transported by school bus forDiem athletic contests. From interviews conducted itAllowances appears that m eals are sometimes provided to

student athletes but not consistently. Theschool does not have a travel and per diempolicy or guideline in its master Title IX file.(See KHSAA Recommendation)

Coaching X Pay is comparable for b0th male and femalespods. A salary schedule was found in theTitle IX file. Most coaches are employed oncam pus and auditors determined throughinterviews conducted that students do haveaccess tp those coaches who are not onCam pbls.

Locker Rooms, AII the facilities viewed were well maintainedPractice and for all sports. The gymnasium, football field,Competitive and track are alI Iocated on the PrestonsburgFacilities High School campus. The boys and girls'

soccer fields, boys' baseball and girls' softballfields are Iocated at a new facility several milesfrom campus. At the present time there is noscoreboard on the girls' softball field, howeverthere is on the adjacent boys' baseball field.School officials are aware of this inequity andare in the process of developing a plan to adda scoreboard to the girls' field, There is ahitting facility at the complex where thebaseball field and softball field are Iocated.Auditors could not view this facility, but were

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Locker Rooms, informed that it was mostly used by boys'Practice and baseball. The girls' softbàll team has a battingComqetitive cage located at the school which their coachFacillties Cont'd prefers to use, however the coach informed

auditors that the softball team did tlse thefacility Iocated at the field on occasion. Thecomplex contains restroom and concessionfacilities in which athletes could dress.

However, auditors were told that the boys'baseball team dresses in the indoor hittingfacility. The indoor facility does not containIockers or restrooms according to schoolpersonnel. (auditors could not view this facility)It is imperative that the school ensure thatthese two hitting areas can be shared in anequitable fashion. (See KHSAARecommendation)

Medical and X The weight room is Iocated inside the footballTraining Iocker-room neyt to the school. There is noFacilities and separation between the weight room andServices dressing facilities. The weight room décor did

not include female friendly pictures, postersetc. în the room. The auditors noticed theabsence of light weight bars for female use,however there were m any other types ofequipment that could be used by femaleathletes. There was not a weight roomschedule posted. Auditors were informedduring interviews that the school also hadanother facility that athletes use to workout.(auditors did not view this facility) (See KHSAARecommendation)

Publicity X Prestonsburg High School has numerous typesof publicity for the student athletes. Uponreviewing these types of publicity thereappears to be an advantage to boys' teamswhich is consistent with the data subm itted onthe re-visit repod. There is a Iarge disparity inspending in awards for this school. For thepast three years the school spent an averageof 13,621 dollars on m ale participants and1,889 dollars on female participants in thisbenefit area. (See KHSAA Recommendation)

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Support X The school currently has individual boosterServices clubs which have off-campus accounts and

there is no plan in place for the monitoring ofpurchases to ensure equity. Since 2004-2005the school has been asked to closely monitorspending because of the continued disparitybetween its male and female padicipants. The2007-2008 status report sent to the schoolasked the school to review the spending for2007-2008 at the first Gender Equity ReviewCommittee to determine if there was also aspending inequity in the past year. If such aspending inequity was found, the school was todevelop a plan to address this issue andsubmit the minutes of that meetings as well asthe plan to the KHSAA by October, 2008. Theschool had not responded to this request at thetime of the re-visit. The Gender Equity ReviewCommittee had met the day before the re-visitand the minutes reflected other concernsaddressed in the Status Report, but notspecifically the spending inequity. The re-visitrepod figures for expenditures were to reflectspending that occurred in 2007-2008, howeverthe figures submitted were for 2006-2007which had been submitted on the annual repodIast year.

Athletic N/A The 2002 audit report requested the school toScholarships provide an explanation for the manner in which

scholarships were awarded, During the re-visitauditors determined through interviews withschool personnel and students that no athleticscholarships were being awarded by theschool or school suppod groups.

Tutoring AII students have access to etended schoolservices for tutoring purposes.

Housing and N/ADining Facilitiesand Services

Recruitment of N/AStudentAthletes

5, Brief Summary/Analysis of the Corrective Action Plan (Form T-60)@ The school has met its goal of prime-time-date requirement for its girls' basketball

Program.* The school has added girls tennis and soccer to its athletic program

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* The district has developed an athletic handbook

6. Observed Deficiencies in Overall Girls and Boys Athletics Programs@ Equipment and Supplies - The school consistently had a disparity in spending for

equipment and supplies for male and female padicipants. Uniforms viewed didnot demonstrate equivalence in quantity and quality.

* Publicity - The school currently has a disparity in spending for awards, and doesnot have a policy or guideline to ensure equity in publicity for its student athletes.

@ Support Services - The school does not have oversight in relation to boosterspending at the school,

@ Opportunities - The school does not meet any of the three standards forcompliance for oppodunities.

KHSAA Recommended Action in relation to new deficiencies@ Submit to the KHSAA no Iater than April 15, 2009 a written policy for travel and

per-diem .* Submit to the KHSAA no Iater than April 15, 2009 a written athletic award policy

inclusive of aII types of awards (including banners) and recognition given by theschool.

. Subm it to the KHSAA no Iater than April 16, 2009 a uniform rotation andreplacement policy to include aII sports offerings at your school.

. Complete an inventory of alI athletic equipment and supplies at your school. Theschool m ay choose to use the original self audit inventories or may develop aninventory process that works best for the school. The results of this schoolinventory should be discussed and evaluated by the Gender Equity ReviewCommittee to determine future spending needs. The minutes of your committeemeetings should reflect that you have addressed ihis concern.

. Subm it to the KHSAA on or before April 15, 2009 a written plan for oversight ofathletic spending. Padicular emphasis in this plan is to be placed on expendituresby booster clubs. The plan is to include, but not be limited to, the specific schoolpersonnel who approve athletic purchases, a written booster club agreements,and any and a1I changes in relation to booster clubs.

* The student interest survey shoutd be given to students this year and submittedwith the annual repod. lf there is viable (nterest in a sport not offered the schoolshould submit documentation that they have investigated that interest.

. Submit to the KHSAA a usage schedule for the softball and baseball hittingfacilities. If the softball coacb and team elect not to utilize the hitting facility at thebaseball field, he school should then submit documentation to that effect with thesignature of the softball coach and players instead.

* Submit to the KHSAA a plan for enclosing the weight room so that female athletescan access the facility without viewing the boys' dressing area with the annualrepod. A written usage schedule of these training facilities should also besubmitted and posted at the school.On or before April 16, 2009 submit digital pictures of the hitting facility Iocated atthe baseball/softball fields and the fitness facility that auditors were unable to viewduring the re-visit.

8. KHSAA Recomm ended Action in relation to reoccurring deficienciesNone

9. PERSONNEL IN ATTENDANCE AT AUDIT MEETING

High School Title IX Coordinator; Sean Ousley

Disteict Level Title IX Coordinator: Keith Henry

Name Title TelephoneKeith Hen District AD 606-285-3634Ted Geor e Principal 606-886-2252Linda Gearheart Board Mem ber 606-886-6694Jackie Crisp Volleyball and Girls' 606-886-2252

Basketball CoachTerri Mccoy Parent 606-886-1624Sean Ousle AD 606-886-2252Alexis Derossett Student 606-874-2250Martha Mullins KHSAA Auditor 859-299-5472Jenn Mccart KHSAA Audiotr 502-223-6965

10. Comments

W ritten minutes for Gender Equity Review Committee meetings were not found for any ofthe previous school years in the Title IX file. The school did have m inutes of the meetingheld on November 1 1, 2008. Auditors did not find the original self study conducted byschools in 1998 and one school year repol't Auditors advised school officials that theyshould request copies of the m issing repods from the KHSAA. Assistance was offered byauditors to work with the school on any of the concerns expressed concerning Title IXCompliance.

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P restonsburg H igh

School

C orrective A ction

P lan

T itle IX

A udit

2048.09

Prestonsburg High SchoolCorrective Action Plan

ForTitle IX AuditFall 2008

Schedule for Off-campus Hittiug Facility at Stonecrest . ' /lhLsgsx-.

Softballx aseball tenms will alternate on a weekly basis the 1St eligibte week of practice 'throughout the season - Baseba.ll 1St week and softball next week and alternate weekly tillthe end of the season. (Piotures Attached at end of plan )

W eight Room Facility Jvtj.z// ' i'-b k* .v-

School will attempt to incorporate a female weight class into the daity schedule to allowfemale aceess to weight room . Facility will also require equipment to be gender friendly(ex: lighter weights, more bicycle or elliptical machines). School will also enclose lockerroom area to allow females to change without being seen from weight room

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Increase Fem ale Partidpationl

.High school will coordinate with feeder schools to better develop sports program toengage more females students through a methodical prooess.

Elementary -. focus on increase in athletic numbers, ftmdam entals and

sportsmanship.M iddle - M ore emphasis on praetidng sldllj

, competition, and high schoolpersonnel working more closely with middle school coaching staff

High - better publicity of female sports, recognition and .retention of femaieathletes.

Other areas of emphasis - better coordtnation of sports program between hig,h and

middle school.

E àt-pmaent IaventoryJA11 sports will complkte an equipment inventory fot a1l equipment used by that speoificsport for each year. This.will also assist in paiqtain equity among male and female sports

. ''M . , . .,,, 'j . . .spending and types of equipm ent.Inventory sheet will consist of

- a1l uniform articles maintained by the school and boostersorganizations.

- all oonsumables will be listed as purchased ex: balls, suorebooks,

medical supplies- equipm ent and training aides

A11 inventory sheets will be updated annually by the coaching staff of that specific sport.

Uniform Rotation Scltedule

Prestonsburg High School will have a unifolnn replacement schedule for a11 sports that itmaintains at the school tlzrough school funding or tllrough booster funding

. A1l sports willfollow schedule as close as possible exeluding any unforeseen circumstances

Fall

Football - 201 1-12

Soccer - 2009-10

Volleyball- 2010-1 1

Golf - 2012-13

W inter

Boy's Basketball - 2010-1 1

Girl's Basketball -2009-10

W restling .- 2012-13

jTrack - 011-12

Spring :

SoAball - 2010-1 1

Baseball - 201 1-12

Tennis - 2009-10

M eeting Standard for Opportunities

Through the 2 year student interest survey, Prestonsburg High will gauge smdent interestin extra-curricular activities. lf the survey shows a viable intercst in a KHSAA sanctionedsport the school will follow the following steps to present alt opporttmity for the sport tobe maintained and the interest fultilled.

1) The Athletic Director will sohedule a meeting during the school day to gatherstudents' interested in the requested sport.A seeond meeting will held for the students and the students' parents afterschool to gauge further interest and support for an athletic team

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3) If a viable number still exist to start a team, a third meeting will be held todiscuss scheduling and to petition the KHSAA for competitive play as aJkm ior Varsity team or V arsity team

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@Travel Per Diem for M ale and Fem ale Sports .lq ***z

Each sport at Prestonsburg High School will have the opportp nity.to provided meals for

their student-athtete for up 40 % of their regular season away games.

M eals will not cost more than $10.00 per student excluding drinks.

Coaching staffwill seled those games that the tenm will be provided mealsM eals will be allowed for all KHSAA Toum ament play

. (District, Regional,State Play-offs)

rf'-' As'hy An attem 4 will be made by administration to provide equity in number of invitationalh'-tournnm ents played boy's v. girl's.

Booster Organizatlons

Al1 boosttr organizations will sign a letter of agreement with the school to provide thefollowing.

1) A1l accotmting must follow school accounting procedure.2) Must provide a detailed expenditure report each yeat to complete the -1-35

,T36 Title IX Report ex! travel, meals, equipment, publicity, and uniform .

3) List of a11 officers of their organization.4) A11 purchmses must be made through the school or with sellools

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penuission.Offkers will med with the sohools administration to disouss expenditutesand concems related to Title IX equity.

Booster p-oups may be asked by the sçliool to help close the gaps betweenIPOdF.

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School-wide Aw ards Policy

The school will work with the booster organizations of the different sports todevelop 2 awards ceremonies dudng the school year to l'eeopaîze the studentathletes in a manner that provides equity among its m embers

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Fall Sports - football, golf, volleyball, soccer, cross countl'y

D ecember Banquet

Spring Spol'ts - Baseball, Softball, Track, Tennis, Boy's/Girl's Basketball

June Banquet

M eals will be provided by the efforts of the school and the boosters by theperuentage of members and gtlest for their particulat sport

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Awards for each sport on a comparable basisl 10% AwardMVPSportsmanshipState Recognition oz special reeognitionDefensive PlayerOffensive PlayerParticipation AwardSenior Recpgnition.S rts that are individual in nature may submit separate awards policy

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,), .l-ettermen Ppllcy

19 ôf a varsity sport will be eligible for a lettermenjacket afler 2 years

Each m em eron a varsity Jenm ,

Nö grade school athletes will letterMust maintain acceptable behavior during the school year tDemtxit systemwill be createdLetter/stripes will be provided at the banquetBooster must provide jacketGrade RecognitionSchool will provide sport emblems

BannersThe sch, ool will provide ballners to recognize each sport and to publicize their

success. rrhe bpppçrs will be located in a visible publie plac,e in tlw sehool.

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KHSAAForrn T76REV.10/05

KHSM TITLE IX RE-VISITFINAL AUDIT REPORT

(For schools re-visited durlng the 2008-2009 school year)

School: Prestonsburg High SchoolPrepared By: Jenny MccadyDate of Re-visit: 1 1-13-2008Telephone Number of Reviewer! (859) 299-5472Reviewed By: Darren Bilberry

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Yes E#I No U

Yes K No LPprticipatign Oppodunities Summary Chad (Form T-70)

Benefits Sqmmary Chads (Forms T-71 & T-72) Yes IX No L

Benefits Publicity (Form T-73) Yes E#l No L

Corrective Action Plan Summary Chars (Form T-74 ) Yes E#l No n. L . ' ' J

O ortunities Component of Title IX dompliancePP2.

Area of Compliance:(Check One or More) . r

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A Substantipl Proportioi,qlity

B History and',continuing Pià'étice Of Programs Expansiori' '' '

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C Full and Effective Accommodation of Interest and Abilities

Completed Required Forms

Verifiqation of Forms (Form GE-50)

Aj. Was the Substantial Propodionality Test (T-1) an area in which the school met Title IXOpportunities com pliance?Yes L No K

Comments: According to the data submitted by the school, it appears that the school has notmet this standard for the Substantial Proportionally Test (T-1) for the previous three schoolyears.

B). Was the History and Continuing Practice of Program Expansion Test (T-2) an area inwhich the school met Title IX Opportunities com pliance?Yes D No 1

Comments: According to the data submitted by the school, it appears that the school has notmet the standard of History and Continuing Practice Test (T-2) for the previous three schoolyears. It should be noted that the school added two additional teams during this three yearperiod. The school has added girls' soccer and tennis.

C). W as the Full and Elective Accommodations of Interest and Abilities Test(T-3) an area In which the school met Title IX Oppodunities compliance?Yes Q No Wl

Comments: According to the data submitïed by the school, it appears that the school has notmet the standard of History and Continuing Practice (T-2) for the previous two school years,According to the data submitted for Accommodation of Interests and Abilities (Test 3) theschool answered yes to question five indicating their was an interest in Girls' Cross County

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The school did not ascertaiq if there was viablq intqrest to begin @ cross country team .

3. Is the school's-m ost recent-student Interest Survey accurate in relation to theasseysmenj qf lpjpç:st: & Abilitiey?

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Comm:nts: 'Thè school should be commended for surveying students for each of prior twosçhpql yqp.rp ( Thej:2007@0O8 >tudent >jlrvey was administered to grades 8-1 1 with an 81%rvip pf rèturn.

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4. Checklist of the Title IX Components of the lnterscholastic Pro ramBenefit to Satisfactory Deficient Com mentsStudents

Accom modation X The February 2002 audit report indicated thatof Interests and students were not surveyed properly.

Abilities Prestonsburg High School haS improved theirmethod of surveying students to access theirathletic interests. The data submitted on form(T-4) of the annual report for the 2007-2008school year indicated that there was sufficientinterest in girls' cross country from the resultsof the survey given. Even though there wasinterest expressed in cross country, the schooldid not address this interest. The steps toaddress the process of determining if there isviable interest in a sport were discussed withschool officials. Auditors recommendedsurveying the students again this year, thenaddressing the survey interests so that theschool can receive credit for this standard ofcompliance. (See KHSAA Recommendation)

Equipment and ' ' The uniforms viewed during the re-visit didsupplies : : ' demonstrate some disparity in the quality and: qupntity. The boys and girls' track, girls'I ( . . t) . volleyball, softball, @nd girls' basketball

tlniform: appeared to be of Cesser quality thanthe othe'r Mniforms viewed. Auditors wereinformed that girls' basketball would be

X receiving Iike quality uniforms this . year, butthey had not been received at the time of there-visit. The school currently does not have auniform rotation and replacement policy toensure equivalence in this benefit area. (SeeKHSAA Recommendation)

There js a disparity in the types of electronicdevices available t6 @11 coaches. An officeuqed exclusively by a boys prpgram containspeveral current electronic coaching aids thatare not found iq other o'Kices. Auditorsgecommended that the school make sure thata'Il of its coaches have access to the use of thisequipment when needed.

AII 4thletic equipment viewed appearqd to beequitable and some equipment is equallyshared by like spods. The school does nothave inventories of e uipment in the Title IX

Equipm ent and file. There is a Iarge disparity in spending inSupplies Cont'd this area for males and females

. The threeyear average of spending for equipment andsupplies fudher demonstrates this disparity.

For the past three years the school spent64,319 dollars on male padicipants and 14,200dollars on female padicipants in this benefitarea. (See KHSAA Recommendation)

Scheduling of X The use of the athletic facilities appears to beGames and scheduled equitably. The school played 50 %Practice Time Of girl's basketball games in prime time Iast

year. The 2008-2009 girls' basketball scheduledoes not meet the prime time requirement.School officials were aware of this problem andwere working to adjust the scheduke to meetprime-time requirements. The basketballschedule will be checked by KHSAA auditorsto ensure that the school meets its prime-time/date requirement.

Travel and Per X Students are transpoded by school bus forDiem athletic contests. From interviews conducted itAllowances appears that meals are sometimes provided to

student athletes but not consistently. Theschool does not have à travel and per diempolicy or guideline in its master Title IX file.

(See KHSAA Recommendation)LCoaching X Pdy ls comparable f6r both mlle and female

Sports. A salary schvdulq @as found in the. Title IX file. Most coaches are em ployed on

campus and auditors determined throughinterviews conducted that students do haveàccesp tö those coaches who are not onCamPUS.

Locker Rooms, AlI the facilities viewed were well maintainedPractice and for :I1 spods. Th4 gymnasium, football field,Competitive ànd traqk are aII Iocated on the PrestonsburgFacilities lrligh Sch99l campus. The boys and girls'

ibccer fields, boys' baseball and girls' softballfields are Iocated pt a new facility sekeral milesfrom camôus. At the present time there is noscoreboard on the girls' softball field, howeverlhere is on the adjacent boys' baseball field.School officials are aware of this inequity andare in the process of developing a plan to adda scoreboard to the girls' field. There is ahitting facility at the com plex where thebaseball field and softball field are located.'

Autitors could not view this facility, but were

Locker Room s, informed that it was mostly used by boys'Practice and baseball. The girls' softball team has a battingcom petitive cage Iocated at the school which their coachFacilities Cont'd w prefers to use, however the coach informed

auditors that the softball team did use thefacility Iocated at the field on occasion. Thecomplex contains restroom and concessionfacilities in which athletes could dress.

However, auditors were told that the boys'baseball team dresses in the indoor hittingfacility. The indoor facility does not containIockers or restrooms according to schoolpersonnel. (auditors could not view this facility)lt is imperative that the school ensure thatthese two hitting areas can be shared in anequitable fashion. (See KHSAARecommendation)

Medical and X The weight room is located inside the footballTraining Iocker-room next to the school. There is noFacilities and Beparation belween the weight room andServices dressing facilities. The weight room décor did

k 2 not include female friendly pictures, posters. etc. in the room. The auditors noticed the

t .. ., ; ( absence of Iight weigh't bars for female use,

/ '! j : howeyer there were many other types ofequipment that could be used .by femaleathletes. Therq was not a weight roomschedule posted. Auditors were informedturing interviews that the schooî also hadanother facility that athletes use to workout.(auditors did not view this facility) (See KHSAARecommendation)

Publicity X Prestonsburg High School has numerous typesof publicity for the student athletes. Uponreviewing these types of publicity thereappears to be an advantage to boys' team swhich is consistent with the data submitted onthe se-visit repod. There is a Iarge disparity in-

spending in awards for this schookl. For thepast three years the school spenl an averageof .13,621 dollars on male participants and11,889 dollars on female padicipants in thisbenefit area. (See KHSAA Recommendation)

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Suppod X The school currently has individual boosterServices

. clubs which have off-campus accounts andthere is no plan in place for the monitoring ofpurchases to ensure equity. Since 2004-2005the school has been asked to closely monitorspending because of the continued disparitybetween its male and female participants. The2007-2008 status report senl to the schoolasked the school to review the spending for2007-2008 at the first Gender Equity ReviewCommittee to determ ine if there was also aspending inequlty in the past year. lf such aspending inequity was found, the school was todeveiop a plan to address this issue andsubmit the minutes of that meetings as well asthe plan to the KHSAA by October, 2008. Theschool had not responded to this request at thetime of the re-visit. The Gender Equity ReviewCommittee had met the day before the re-visitand the minutes reflected other concernsaddressed in the Status Report, but notspecifically the spending inequity. The re-visitrqport figures for expenditures were to reflectspending thal occurred in 2007-2008: howeverthe figures submitted were for 2006-2007which had been submitted on the annual repod1 t earas y .

Athletic N/A The 2002 audit report requested the school toScholarships provide an explanation for the manner in which

scholarships were awarded. During the re-visitatlditors determined through interviews withschool personnel and students that no athleticscholarships were being awarded by theschool or school support groups.

Tutoring AII sttidents have access to extended schoolservices for tutoring purposes.

Housing and N/ADining Facilitiesand Services

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Recruitment of N/AStudentAthletes

5. Brief Summary/Analysis of the Corrective Action Plan (Form T-60)* The school has met its goal of prime-time-date requirement for its girls' basketball

Rrogram,The school has added girls tennis and soccer to iis athletic program*

* The district has developed an athletic handbook

6. Observed Deficiencies in Overall Girls and@

Boys Athletics ProgramsEquipment andequipment andnot demonstrate

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Supplies - The school consistently had a disparity in spending forsupplies for male and female padicipants. Uniforms viewed didequivalence in quantity and quality.

Publicity - The school currently has a disparity in spending for awards, and does

not have a policy or guideline to ensure equity in publicity for its student athletes.

Suppod Services - The school does not have oversight in relation to boosterspending at the school.Opportunities - The school does not meetcom pliance for oppodunities. any of the three standards for

KHSAA Recommended Action in relation to new deficiencies. Subm it to the KHSAA no Iater than April 15, 2009 a written policy for travel and

per-diem.Subm it to theinclusive of aI1school.Submit lo the KHSM no Iater thanreplacement policy to include aII spodsCom plbte an inventbry of aII athleticequipment and supplies at your school

. Theschool rpay choos: tp use the original self audit inyentories or may develop aninventory protje:é thqt works bést for the school. The results of this schoolinventory should be disçussed and evaluated by the Gender Equity ReviewCorrirriittée to dete'rmine fùture spehding needs. Thé minutës of your committeemeétinj: should reflect that yoù have àddressed this concern.tubmi't to ihe 'KHSAA bn or beföre April 15

, 2009 a written plan for oversight ofathletic spending. Padièular emùhasis in this plan is to be placed on expendituresby bobster clubs. Thè plan is to include, but nct be Iim ited to, the specific schoolpersonnel who approve athletic purchases, a written booster club agreements,and any'and aII changes in relation to booster clubs.

The student interestsurvey should be given to students this year and submittedwith the annual repod. If there is viable interest in a spod not offered the schoolshould submit documentation that they have investigated that interest.Submit to the KHSAA a usage schedule for the softball and basebalk hittingfacilities. If the softball coach and team elect not to utilize the hitting facility at thebaseball field, he school should then subm it documentation to that effect with thesignature of the spftball coach and players instead.

Submit to the KHSAA a plan for enclosing the weight room so that female athletescan Iaccess the facility without. viewing the boys' dressing area with the annualreport. A written usage schedule of these traiping facilities should also besubmitted and posted at the school.Onk or'before Ap ril. 15, 2009the bàsqball/softball fields andduring the rervisit.

April 15, 2009 a uniform rotation andolerings at your school.

subm it digitalthre fitness

pictures of the hitting facillty Iocated atfacility that auditors were unable to view

KHSM no Iatertypes of awards

than April(including

15, 2009 a written athletic award policybanners) and recognition given by the

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8, KHSAA Recom m ended Action in relation to reoccurring deficienciesNone

9. PERSONNEL IN ATTENDANCE AT AUDIT MEETING

High School Title IX Coordinator: Sean Ousley

District Level Tltle IX Coordinator: Keith Henry

Nam e Title Tele honeKeith Hen District AD 606-285-3634Ted Geor e Princi al 606-886-2252Linda Gearhearl Board Member 606-886-6694Jackie Crisp Volleyball and Girls' 606-886-2252

Basketball CoachTerri Mcco Parent 606-886-1624Sean Ousle AD 606-886-2252Alexis Derossett Student 606-874-2250Madha Mullins KHSM Auditor 859-299-5472Jenn Mccart KHSM Audiotr 502-223-6965

10. Comments

W ritten minutes for Gender Equity RevieF Committee meetings were not found for any ofthe previous school years in the Title IX file. The school did have minutes of the meetingheld on November 11, 2008. Auditors did not find the original self study conducted by

i 1998 gnà one' school year report Auditors advised school officials that theyschools nshould requjqt qppies of thç missing reports from the KHSAA. Assistance was offered byéuditot: t6 work with the ''tdhool on an# of the concems expressed concerning Title IXCompliance.